by Tuong Van Võ, Famous Pagoda of Vietnam

The pagoda is located in Duong Xuan Ha Village, Thuy Xuan commune, Huê City, Thua Thiên - Huê province, five kilometers southwest of the city center. It was An Duong Temple built in 1843 by Most Venerable Nhat Dinh. At one time, his mother was terribly sick, so she was advised by the doctors to eat fish and meat for health recuperation. Every morning the Most Venerable  got some fish and meat by himself to feed his mother. Therefore, he received a lot of comments from the local people. King Tu Duc appeciated him as a dutiful son so he gave the pagoda an escutcheon named Tu Hieu (Filial Piety). The Most Venerable passed away in 1847 (Dinh Mui year). On the second month of the Mau Than year (1848), Eunuches Duong Oai, Dang Tin, Nguyen Khanh raised money to buy the land to donate to the pagoda, showing their respect to Most Venerable Nhat Dinh's contribution. The pagoda was built splendidly and solemnly. It was restored in the years of 1894, 1931, 1962, and 1971.

 

The facade of the Royal Recognized Tu Hieu Pagoda (Thoa Thiên, Hue)  

 

 

The three entrance gate of the pagoda: The gated was decorated in the curve-domed, two-level, roofed style. The statue of a Dharma guardian is worshiped in the middle of the upper level. In the front yard lies a semi-circle pond.

 

The Stele House